The Welsh Dragon
For most of history, the Welsh dragon was not a very common symbol. In fact, it was flown by only one king, Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon, who reigned from 655-682 AD. It was so distinct that his flag came to be known as “the Red Dragon of Cadwaladr”. Today, it is known as the ‘Welsh dragon’ and the the Welsh flag looks like this: (my The Last Pendragon Saga is about a mythic version of Cadwaladr) Within Welsh mythology, the story of the two dragons, one red (for the Welsh) and one white (for the Saxons) fighting beneath Dinas Emrys dates back to Geoffrey of Monmouth, writing in the 12th century. The coat of arms of the Welsh princes in the 13th century was this: With the death of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd and the complete suppression of everything that had belonged to or Read more…
The Best and Worst of King Arthur Movies
While we’re on the subject of King Arthur, which of course, we always are, except when we’re talking about Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, I thought we could talk King Arthur movies. Since I’ve ranted about the King Arthurs I don’t like to read about or watch (https://sarahwoodbury.com/the-fictional-king-arthur-rant/), how many King Arthur movie depictions have there actually been? And how many have been done well? Here’s the list from Wikipedia of straightforward King Arthur movies: Parsifal (1904) Launcelot and Elaine (1909) Il Re Artù e i cavalieri della tavola rotonda (1910) Parsifal (1912) The Quest of the Holy Grail (1915) The Adventures of Sir Galahad (serial) (1950) Knights of the Round Table (1953) Parsifal (1953) The Black Knight (1954) Prince Valiant (1954) The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (serial) (1956) Lancelot and Guinevere (1963) Siege of the Saxons (1963) The Sword in the Stone (1963) Camelot (1967) Arthur of the Britons (1972) Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) Lancelot Read more…
Darkiss Reads reviews The Pendragon’s Quest!
The folks over at Darkiss Reads have posted a wonderful review for The Pendragon’s Quest: “Sarah Woodbury outdoes herself with “The Pendragon’s Quest”, which I thought was impossible because the first book was so good. I was wrong, this book surpasses the first as the author brings us deeper into Cade’s world and those of his companions. Again I was caught up in the brotherhood of warriors whose mettle was tested time and time again in battle. The story explores and adds more depth to the Characters of Cade’s most trusted Knights; Dafydd, Hywel and Goronwy whose loyalty to King and country could cost them their lives. We see the true meaning of courage and the will to never surrender flow from the pages of this novel. We see the love grow and strengthen between Cade and Rhiann along with Read more…
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